This year we will award a $2000 1st place scholarship and a $1500 2nd place scholarship to deserving Greater Phoenix Metropolitan area students majoring in Education or Industrial Arts.
Applicants must meet the following criteria
OR
And also:
- Be a U.S. Citizen, legal permanent resident or an eligible non-U.S. citizen
- Must have a record of volunteerism in the community in non-school sponsored activities.
- Must have a record of participation in extracurricular school activities.
- Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 scale or equivalent.
- Minimum ACT score of 15 or SAT score of 850, not mandatory, but extra credit will be given in application scoring assessments
- Must have the recommendation of a High School Guidance Counselor or Academic Advisor
A completed application package includes:
- Application-Web Form
- Essay (choose 1 topic)
- Resume(optional)-Word Doc or PDF
- Recommendation Letter (2)-Word Doc or PDF
- Unofficial Transcript(s) (Finalist will submit official transcripts)-Word Doc or PDF
Before You Begin
You should have the following documents ready for upload before you begin this application:
Essay/Personal Statement-Upload an essay/personal statement that has one-inch margins on all sides, is double-spaced, grammatically correct, typed in Times New Roman 11-12 pt. font, does not exceed 2 pages, and includes your name and essay title on each page. Your essay/personal statement (500 word minimum) must address the following questions:
- What steps have you taken to make a positive impact within the low socioeconomic communities?
- Recent studies revealed that two-thirds of American children were not proficient readers and that the achievement gap in reading between high and low performers is widening. If you could create your own educational plan what would it look like and why? What are things you would do to improve the American education system.
- Discuss how Artificial Intelligence will propel advancements in the Industrial Arts discipline in the next decade.
- Do you feel the US public educational system is under attack, and if so, what are some of your major concerns.
- If you were the Secretary of Education, what would your top priority/priorities be?
Resume(optional)-Word Doc or PDF
Unofficial Transcript(s)-Finalists will have to submit official transcripts-Word Doc or PDF
Two (2) Recommendation Letters:
- A letter of recommendation from an academic officer (principle, dean, teacher/counselor/advisor) must accompany this application.
- A letter of recommendation from a leader of a civic, community, or fraternal organization in your community must accompany this application.
*File naming convention for uploaded Resumes, Recommendation Letters and Transcripts should be in the following format:
Essays: Last Name_First Name_Essay2025GMGS.doc or pdf
Resumes: Last Name_First Name_Resume2025GMGS.doc or pdf
Recommendation Letters: Last Name_First Name_RecLetter2025GMGS.doc or pdf
Transcripts: Last Name_First Name_Transcript2025GMGS.doc or pdf